About this Page
This website, including the petition to the EU (European Union), is a joint project of Occupy for Animals and The 'Making the Link' Study Group.
Authors
(in alphabetical order)
Pia Berrend (Luxembourg), is the founder of 'Occupy for Animals' Luxembourg and UK, a project-partner and the responsible for campaigns at the 'Making the Link' Study, she is responsible for public relations at 'Lawyers for Animals', a Member of the 'European Communications Team', one of the editors of the book 'The Invisible Rape of Europe', and the editor of this website
Associate Professor Barbara Boat (USA), PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Director of the Program on Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment. She is also the Executive Director of the Childhood Trust at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She received her BA in psychology and Spanish at Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota, her MA in child behavior and development at the University of Iowa, and her PhD in psychology at Case Western Reserve University. In addition to providing evaluation and treatment for children, adolescents and adults, supervising trainees, and presenting at national and international conferences, she has conducted research on the use of anatomical dolls in sexual abuse investigations and currently studies relationships among animal cruelty, child abuse and domestic violence, including dog bites. She currently is part of a NCTSN grant to assess the effectiveness of a group intervention with incarcerated youth that addresses trauma and grief issues. Her special clinical interests are treatment of post-traumatic stress and dissociative disorders and the training and utilization of evidenced-based interventions for traumatized children and their families
Dr Aura Daraba (USA) is an Associate Professor and Researcher in Food Science, a native of Romania living in the US with an ardent interest in the welfare of humans and animals
Professor Eleonora Gullone-Parhar (Australia), is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Monash University, Australia, a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver, USA
Malcolm Plant BSc, BA (Hons), MSc, Dipl. Psychology is the Initiator of the 'Making the Link' Study and Intervention Project, a Fellow of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver (USA), an Associate of Teesside University (UK), the Vice-President at Occupy for Animals UK, and one of the editors of the book 'The Invisible Rape of Europe'.
Professor Philip Tedeschi (USA), is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver, USA, and a Project-Partner of the 'Making the Link' Study
Associate Professor Barbara Boat (USA), PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Director of the Program on Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment. She is also the Executive Director of the Childhood Trust at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She received her BA in psychology and Spanish at Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota, her MA in child behavior and development at the University of Iowa, and her PhD in psychology at Case Western Reserve University. In addition to providing evaluation and treatment for children, adolescents and adults, supervising trainees, and presenting at national and international conferences, she has conducted research on the use of anatomical dolls in sexual abuse investigations and currently studies relationships among animal cruelty, child abuse and domestic violence, including dog bites. She currently is part of a NCTSN grant to assess the effectiveness of a group intervention with incarcerated youth that addresses trauma and grief issues. Her special clinical interests are treatment of post-traumatic stress and dissociative disorders and the training and utilization of evidenced-based interventions for traumatized children and their families
Dr Aura Daraba (USA) is an Associate Professor and Researcher in Food Science, a native of Romania living in the US with an ardent interest in the welfare of humans and animals
Professor Eleonora Gullone-Parhar (Australia), is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Monash University, Australia, a Fellow of the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics, a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, a Fellow of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver, USA
Malcolm Plant BSc, BA (Hons), MSc, Dipl. Psychology is the Initiator of the 'Making the Link' Study and Intervention Project, a Fellow of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver (USA), an Associate of Teesside University (UK), the Vice-President at Occupy for Animals UK, and one of the editors of the book 'The Invisible Rape of Europe'.
Professor Philip Tedeschi (USA), is the Executive Director of the Institute for Human-Animal Connection at the University of Denver, USA, and a Project-Partner of the 'Making the Link' Study
Project Coordinator
Bianca van der Ree (The Netherlands)
Researchers
(in alphabetical order)
Lynne Fourrel de Frettes (United Kingdom)
Taija Jolanki (Finland)
Taija Jolanki (Finland)
Translators
(in alphabetical order)
Marilena Genea (Romania)
Grig Radu (Romania)
Grig Radu (Romania)